IN RE K.D.

No. 49S02-1107-JC-416.

962 N.E.2d 1249 (2012)

In the Matter of K.D. & K.S. S.S. (Father), Appellant (Respondent below), v. The INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES, Appellee (Petitioner below), and Child Advocates, Inc., Co-Appellee (Guardian Ad Litem).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 13, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy Karozos , Greenwood, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Robert J. Henke , Donna Lewis , Indiana Department of Child Services, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 49A02-1004-JC-462

DAVID, Justice.

We have granted transfer in this case where a party to a CHINS matter requested a factfinding hearing and was instead given a contested dispositional hearing. We write to clarify any ambiguity that exists regarding the differences between a CHINS adjudication and the procedural due process safeguards that are in place for parties to a CHINS disposition. We hold...

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